Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits another April inflation report: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night as traders looked ahead to the release of another major inflation report. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped less than 0.1%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were trading around the flatline. During Tuesday's session, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from their records. The broad market index slipped 0.16%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.71%. The Dow bucked these losses, adding 56.09 points, or 0.11%. Stocks were weighed down by losses in the technology sector and higher oil prices after President Donald Trump on Monday called the month-old ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran "unbelievably weak" and " on massive life support " after rejecting an "unacceptable" counterproposal from Tehran to end the war. Investors were also digesting a hotter-than-expected annual consumer price index reading for April which saw consumer prices rise at their highest rate in about three years. Traders will look forward to the release of another inflation report on Wednesday morning — April's producer price index. Economists polled by Dow Jones are expecting a headline increase of 0.5% on the month, in line with March's rate. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, this number is expected to come in at a 0.4% rise. …